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Filed Aug. 27. 1951 fas JNVENToR. 21g e Qe/ Zefefwo/o ATTORNEYS Patented Sept. Z, 1952 MARKING seamos George F. Ritter, Toledo, Ohio, assignor to Libbey- Owens-Ford Glass Company, Toledo, Ohio, a v

corporation of Ohio Application August 27, 1951, Serial No. 246,899

(ci. 51-5)y 14 Claims.

The present invention relates to the marking or decorating of surfaces, and more particularly to an improved apparatus for applying markings to anl article during the processing thereof.

This application is a continuation-impart of my application Serial No. 104,559, led July 13, 1949, now abandoned.

Although not restricted to any particular use, the invention has proved valuable for use in the Sandblasting of trade-marks and/or other distinguishing marks onto sheets of glass while they are being pattern-cut to size, and will be described in that connection herein. Brieiiy stated, the apparatus used for this purpose includes a conventionalV type of pattern cutting table for the glass sheets, and. a special Sandblasting device or devices which cooperate therewith to produce a stenciled mark on said sheets at the same time as they are being pattern-cut to a special outline form.

An important object of the invention is to provide, in combination, a machine for template cutting sheet glass and a novel Sandblasting device which is operable automatically duringthe cutting cycle to etch a design on each glass sheet as it is being cut to a predetermined pattern.

Another object of the invention is to provide, in an apparatus of the .above character, means for locating and supporting successive sheets of glass in an identical position on the cutting table so that the etched mark o-r design will appear in Substantially the same area on each cut pattern when the waste portions have been removed therefrom.

Another object ofthe invention is to provide means whereby the stencil, bearing a trade-mark or other insignia'will be firmly positioned with respect to the `glass during Sandblasting to assure complete reproduction. Obviously, where the stenciled area is small and the characters formed therein are of single line, the stencil must be held in absolute aligning contact with the lglass to prevent the blurring of any portion thereof. Irregularity, or blurring, is of course highly bjectionable since it would be an impossibility to again sandblast the identical area to correct any imperfection.

A further object of the invention is to provide a control system for automatically producing the functions of the apparatus to the end that the stenciled design will be reproduced during, and in timed relation, to the template cutting operation. As herein provided, the functioning parts of the sand-blasting device are directly associated with the cutting tabler and are controlled by a switch which is actuated by the cutting element. This object then encompasses means for producing the CJI devices associated therewith;

bearing nlm which in time becomes worn due yto the abrasive effects of the Sandblasting medium.

Other objects and advantages of the invention will become more apparent during thercourse oi? the following description, when tak-en in connection with the accompanying drawings. Y

In the drawings wherein like numerals are employed to designate like parts throughout:

Fig. 1 is a top, plan view of a template cutting machine, showing the relative position of a trademark'sandblasting device associated therewith;

Fig. 2 is a vertical transverse sectional view taken substantially on the line 2-2 in Fig. 1;

Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view of the trademark sandblast nozzle; Y,

Fig. 4 is a horizontal sectional view taken substantially along the line 4 4 in Fig. 3;

1 Fig. 5 is a vertical sectional View through the upper end of the trade-mark Sandblasting device; the section being taken along the longitudinal aXis -of the stencil support frame;

Fig.v 6 is a transverse sectional view taken vsubstantially along the line 6-6 in Fig. 5;

Fig. 7 is an enlarged, fragmentary top View of the trade-mark Sandblasting device showing the stencil in operative position;

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary view of a corner of a glass sheet upon which an emblem or trade-mark has been produced by the apparatus of kthe invention; Y

Fig. 9 is a diagrammatic `view illustrating the electric circuit for initiating the several operations of the cutting machine and the Sandblasting device, or devices, in timed relation;

Fig. l0 is a top plan view of a template cutting machine table, having a plurality of sandblastin Fig. 11 is a vertical sectional view taken substantially along the line I I-l l in Fig. 10;

Fig. 12 is an enlarged sectional view taken substantially along the line l2-I2 in Fig. 11`;

Fig. 13 is a detail view of a. spray nozzle to be iied with the Sandblasting device shown in Fig. Fig. 14 is a fragmentary View of a glass sheet, showing the vmark produced on the glass by the device of Fig. 11;

',formpfjlightito be` cut from the sheet I1. "herein shown, theV track template' isvAprovidedl in stantially on line lli-'i8 of Fig. 16; and

Fig. 19 is an enlarged detail view showing the relationship of the Sandblasting stencil to the glass sheet.

It is common practice to sandblast insignias or designs, in the form of images, or trade-marks, on a particular area of glass sheets for commercial identication, to inform purchasers or users of the source of the article and/or of the type of glass. In some instances the identifying mark also carries information as to its grade or the like.

Heretofore, .this Sandblasting was performed. as 'aseparate, usually semi-hand processing step, customarily. after the"other'processing` steps.. and when the glass article was in finished condition. 4Jiccording-to *the present invention, however,

' theVV Sandblasting is la completelyrautomatic operration, once the glassv sheetxhas` beenproperly positioned, and it may be, and preferablyiis, `performedY at the same time as the glass sheet is being subjected to another. anddi'ierent processying step. `Moreover, proper positioning 0f the fmarking on the glass, and clarity of markingare fassured and, irl-addition, lthe considerable time, rhandling and man power required in Sandblasting as a separate operation will be eliminated.

With reference now more particularly to the drawingsthere is disclosed 'in Figs.'1'andz2, a 'conventional type of pattern glass cutting ap- "paatus, designated in its entirety by'theletter l-A, with'-vvhich, according to the invention, is 'operatively associated a Sandblasting device B. The cutting apparatus-includes a table I which comprises generally'a flat, horizontal platform I I and an open frame I2, both-'supported bysuitable 'legs I3 which are reenforced by cross brace members I4. A vertically Ymovable platform I5 is lo- -cate'd within the open frame I2 and is provided witha felt covered top orA surface I6 forsupport- -inga glass sheet to be cut.

The platform I5, as'shown in Fig. 2, isfcaused "tolift laglass sheet I1,'carried thereby into cutting position, byineans of a plurality of bell- 'orankxlevers I'B that are arranged in the corner `Vareas-of said platform and rotatably supported by brackets I9 securedtothe frame'I2. The levers 4"Iare' pivotally'connected'at. the end of their arm 2U totheplatform l5 Yand'at'the end'of the oppositearm 2l are interconnected, inpairs'atv each endY of.said frame by links 22. The outer ends l23 'of the links 22 are associated bypinsj24 witha manually operable lever 25. The lever 25 comprises arms 25, to which the links 22 are connected, and a cross web 21 extending longitudinallyacross the front of the frame I2 and *adapted to be 'engagedby the operator. The arms 26 are supported by brackets '.28secured to the .legs I3 of the frame i2. TheleverZ is normally urgedoutward fromthe'frame by .the Weight oftheplatform I5 actingthrough the bellcranks I8 and the links'22..

. .Arranged abovethe top ofthe platform, in spaced relation thereto, is a horizontal track template29 having. the same configuration as the As 4 the form of a continuous, substantially rectangular loop, portions of the loop conforming to the' desired pattern shape to be cut While the remainder of the loop alfords a return section by which the cutting mechanism, as indicated at 3G, moves from the completion o-f one cut to the starting position for a subsequent cut. The template is mountedon the lplatform I I by means of a bracket 3| which is adjustably carried on a rail 32 and secured thereto by screws 33, which are threaded into the ends of the bracket and adapted to engage the adjacent surfaces of the rail 32.

The cutting mechanism 3B, includes a cutting unit'orfhead 34, provided with a rotatable steel, follower'type, cutting wheel 35, said unit being Vadaptable to travel around the template 29 to score the glass sheet I1 along a line indicated at 36 in Fig. 1. The unit 134 is carried about the template and in uniform relation therewith by a swingarm 31. The swing'arm comprises aipair of .pivotally'connected arm sections '38 and 39, coacting to4 open. andy close elbowwise. about a connectingzpin 49. Asillustrated in Figs. l1 and. 2,

.thezarm`section138, at its end opposite the pin-4D,

is journaled` in a bracket `III mountedfon1 the platform II. The arm section .39 willaccordingly be carried within the radial scope of the arm-section;38' While being capable of--an individual radial movement aboutV the vertical-axislof the-pitido. The outer end ofthearmsection 39 isrormed to receive suitable ljournalsv for the. supporting shaft 42 ofthe cutting mechanism 30. Ahandknob 43 is :rotatably connectedzto the end `of the-shaft 42 so that thefcutting` mechanism ibodilyf may be easily actuated .and :caused 4to traverse the ,template 29 to produce .the cut line 36.in'Fig..-l.

In cuttingV a patternon theparticula-r construction: of .cutting `tableishownhereins a glass sheet I1 is placed on sur-face plate I6 of the platform f I5, and ispositionedfagainst stops' 44, which properly align Vsaid sheet with respect tothe track template.

The platform I5 mayt then be raised `tobring the glass sheet into effective scoring .or cutting contact withthe'cutting'wheel 35 of the cutting mechanism 30 by means of Vthebell--cranks I8 and vas the operator. bodily moves the lever25 inwardly. When the" platform I '.iisthus raised, said lever25 is'engaged to hold theparts in their elevated Yassociation by a latch 45, carried by'a bracket secured to one fof the brace Vmembers I4, andwhich isadaptedto drop over'the cross web 21 and prevent thelever 25'from'returning to its outermost position. The latch is pivotallir supported on the bracket 46 bya pin 41 vand is swung'relative to the bracket and upwardly;from

the Web-21 of-thelever 25 by 'means of a'treadle 48. This treadle is `pivotally supported ina bracket 49 and is normally urged upwardby a spring 50 connected at one end to said treadle andat the opposite end to a crossbeam I4. The

latch and treadle are interconnected by a cable 5I that is trained intermediate its ends over A`-a sheave 52 journaled on a shaft 53.

While the platform and glass sheet supported thereonare held in'an elevated position' by the bell-crank levers I8 and engagement of the lever 25 with the latch 45, the cutting mechanism 39 is moved around the template 29 until it has traversed the entire length thereof and theV desired shape has been cut. y

The operator then depresses the treadle 45 which, through the cable 5I, lifts the latch 45 thereby allowing the'leverV 25 to swingfreely'an'd rsheetfmayjbe'removed; Y v Now, :according atherpresent invention, the

tradeniarkv 'or "other :insignia is autonratically "sandblasted onto tithe fglafss :sheet iin the `proper iocation; .'fat.th'e.issmre-xtim'eil the `-pattern i is zbeing :eut on zthesheetgrand -withoutany 'attention .from dliecuttingmachine'operator. f xThiszi's f accomplished by Y.means 1off.sthe-;sand iblastin'g .device 1 B, associated' Wvith the cutting "table"-r I0;.tand'operatingzttliroughfa stencil Yband flfto produce sa "mark fas1il'lustrated-infFig. 8.

.Theiactuarinterval:entirersandblastingl operaeti'oniisjzrelativelysshortdurationfandis initiated utomatically tby tire cutting device P30-ias it fis passingiover theaarea 'in'vfhicii thefdevice '.'B is loeat'ed; The'Sandblasting:devicezB is vdisposed reference'f tostli'e :track "template 29 so `that the stencile'd Irrark'tV 5:4 Willabefl'ocatedaccurately Within theeareazfeventually:defined 'by the scorelor utdine inithegiasssheet If1 The sandblastiieviceB comprises anannular fbody portioiii 5, :having'an' upper: dome orz'closure i'cap ,securedttliereto screws 51'. Thealower ndiof the 'body'55 is conical orifunnelishape to aordza: reservoirii59 Fforzthe abrasive material, 2tlie:inclined Wall inducing a. continual. feeding :toward :a rspraytnozzle': located therein. and genferally designatedtbyvth'e numeral 6U. This noz- :zlelis .snpportedf byxa4 pair of plates: .'61 .and 62, -secured to lthe ibody255 at? its; extreme :lower .end fand-.s disposed so astto .directthe :abrasive material upwardly toward the .cape :and more :particularly toward :azrectangular opening 63 -ls'fquiteT obvious'. thatiother locations' may lbe "seiected :and-the opening V65 made in 7relation thereto.

' The deviceiB' is.;carrietl on' .tiie-platforinV I5 `lby ta hinged bracket (it, having the :base 51 ttl'iereo?` secured tothe under-surface 'of 'the plate I6; The .other or :pivotal member i268 of the `lcrracket isfsupporte'd thereon byapintle '69 and basetta-cned toitsfouter end a clampingfstrap .11.0 which encirclesthe Ybody 5510i th'ef deviceLB. The ends of the strap 10 areinterjoine'd. .by'a nut and "bolt :connection `1 I which is :adapted to draw the'lends together and' rmly grip :the bodyz iBy nieansof the hinged bracket E6, the device Banay be adjusted with: reference .to "thefopenving i5 in, i andsto the upper surface of, lthe Y plate 1'6 :audit is moved iduring vadjustnrent'by a @threaded lrod unit," generally indicated `at `12, :which is =adaptedto move?. the.- device .byits own "foreshortening orilengthening. Thefunit'12 com- .prisesa bracket .13 fsecuredftoastrap 1 42 dependi- .ingffrom-'ra cross bar 1-5"connected;at:eitherrend tothef `li1:1k-s.:22; :a swing bolt 18 pivotallyrsupqeorted.: in :the fbraclcet :by a .'pin v:1:1 fa iturnbu'ckle Asa shown 6 ivingza.threadedaendzsturnedmtotlieturrrbuctle: Theiopposte fend :ofitherroi its eispivotallyiconanected :by'a' pin 8l 'tonicllarzzilocatedt'onfthe fhub 3831'015 thegplate .'BZ. .rriszthe turnbuclclec'l iisttumedfto `.move themed f1.9 `outwardly,"Etherne- 'ivicel B, pivoting by thememberrof .the bracket 66, 4"will .iri'se lin fthe :opening rktif-in the'. plate: t6 and, '.conversely, when 'the fturnbuckleais turned in a reverse direction, the topofithefdevicefB LWill'Lue;;lowere'd. 'Upontremoval of utlie. pin 11 rfrom -tlie bracket 13; 'fthel` threaded 'trod .unit "I2 Will'fb'e disconnected.from;.said:bracketfa ditte fdeviee LB' lmay be :swung:downwardlyfandxaway :fromithe-'izplate Y t6 .to aiord'ceasyz'access :"reypair.

EBy -zmeans foithe .':hnged` .bracket 1:66 fandffthe onne'etionfofzthefrodzunit 1.2 .to the linkszczzlby fth'e :cross bar "15, the:.sandblasting'device"'is also rswingablezzonissaid; vbra'cliet flitoward andra-way ifromV the "top rplate -f I6 to "dispose :the topiof .'J the :device "well below Athe fsuracefrof "the'='plate *when 'f placing .andren-loving va glass :sheet Aand'al-so to move said.' 4device upwardly 'into contact-with the -gl'ass- .sheet during the. cutting,-- thereof. :This

,slexzersz Isa-since the r arms 12.0 thereof are substanftially 'shorter "than" tne-oppositeearms .i211 The arms .213, 'which carry. the platform I5, twill-@thus ``be' vmoved throughfa :shcrterwarc "than .zthezarxns 2| and Vthe Sandblasting device B, .'being :confnect'ed to therarms'fZ I -s-throughztherodunitfnfand cross bar -15 v'between f the. links 1212, will `be moved througlna i longer arc. As .the 2 platform israised, v@the device PIES yWill laccordingly befcarried'iupwardly :by fthe bracketf .butf sncegat itsiower end, :the .device .isiconnected!.by the; threadedzi'od iunit 12 to the actuatin'g *.belllcranks-i-H,it A,will talso :be swung into 1a .positionr'shown lby. broken linein .'Eigz 2: so. that its :top :surface ewill Contact the glassfplate.

Whenthe sandblasting'fdevice is :operatively supported; on :fthe carriage I5, ya-sshoivvn by broken linea in :Fig 2, the cap'' 2 axially ealignedfwi'th -theopening lfoftheplate I6'. 'Pizeferabiy .this opening is f of 'suflicientzsize" to faccornmodate'ffa stirrup 84 which vconstitutes theretainirigfranre for the body portion 64 of the stencil. .Usually vthese fb ody; portions `S'for the. stencils-'rarersupplied in :.exible .fribbon @foi-m, fhaving fan `iabrasive-tre'- lsistant rbody .portion ito which aresecured'is strips having the :perforatedde'sign arranged t'therein. Alternatively, the stencil-may"'b'e .composed-iota :strip .of material, .such :asia ...plastid .land naviera series t'of 'perforated .design areas -`spaced:along:Tat xintervals Ain: its length ini order thatquiclcreplace Sment may :be .effected by A"sliding the .strip'falong when :one :area becomes. worn from' .thefacton -of'thezabrasivamaterial.

^ .As-:herein: providedgthe bodya164 pfthefrstencl'ls fcarried by the-.stirrupxMfandisloc'ated"thereoniby :meansifi'arch'anneled platei8'5,thefloand?beingin r.serted lengthwise through 'the channel? 86". The .plate 35' is :secured :on Cthestirrup '.by' 'screws-81 to locatefarectangular openingformed there'- stirrup, The stirrup 84 is clampingly supported ron .the .foap- 56 Y. by "means of manually actuated levers' Qwhi'chfare pivotally mountedfvvitnrei-er fencefm mei-@apro martine saidffstinupfls fveriflcally .movable to .releaseV and -secure ftneistencil .Llis'ffshovinparticularly in f'Fig. 5j the fstirrup-{UI -isrfbentf downwardly, adjacentfits ends; "and *then foutwardlyto provide engaging V1end' Tsur:faces: 991 er1-'ds lerici thestirrupao .II'I located in the hub 83 of the plate 62.

the levers 90 areY carried by standards 92 which are formed-fof .'angularly bent rod. One leg of each standard, as indicated at 93, is secured in the 'side wall 94 of the cap 56 by screws 95 and extends outwardly therefrom while the opposed leg 96' rises vertically at substantially a right angle; At the juncture of the bend, the vertical leg 96 has a plate 91 secured thereon for supporting a spring 98.

` The stirrup ends 9| are carried by the springs '98 and, when the ends are moved downward by the 'levers 90, they act to compress the springs, the distortion later causing a quick rise of the stirrup. To clampingly engage the stirrup ends 9|, the levers have downwardly bent side portions 99 that are eccentrically supported by pins in the legs 96 of the standards 92. The pins |00 are located in the side portions 90 ofthe levers so that when said side portions are in clamping relation with respect to the stirrup ends 9|, the edges |0| of the side portions 99 will exert a downward thrust to force the ends 9| against the springs 98. When the levers are swung upwardly, the sides |02 being located nearer the pins' |00 will reduce the clamping pressure and allow the force of the springs to lift the stirrup.

As the stirrup 84 is thus moved downward by action of the levers 90, the body 64 of the stencil is brought against and stretched over the rounded corners |03 of a wall |04 rising from a plate |05. The plate |05 is secured to the end wall |06 of the cap 56 by screws |01 and is provided with an opening |08, bounded by the wall |04, in registration with the opening 65 in the cap end wall |06. The

'eiiective area of the opening |08 of the plate |05 is'reduced by deflectors |09 which are secured to the side portions I I0 of the wall |04 and arranged to extend 'diagonally in upwardly converging planes. The deflectors will thus project downwardly through the opening 65 of the cap and outward to provide directional surfaces and a defining area for the abrasive medium as it is directed against the stencil. `As shown in Fig. 7, the stencil design area 54 is thus located centrally in a space enclosed by the sides ||0 of 'the vwa1l |0|| and the upper ends III of the devflectors |09. Y

The Sandblasting device B, as herein provided, is 'constructed in the nature of a closed system in that the abrasive medium is confined within the body portion 55, particularly the reservoir 59,

formed by the Vfunnel-shaped bottom 58, and is, except for a minimum of loss, continuously used asit is drawn from said reservoir by means of the spray nozzle 50 during the stencil or sandblastingoperation. More particularly, the spray nozzle 60 of device Bis connected to an air pressure supply pipe I I2 through an electrically actuated valve I3 by means of pipes I I4 and I I5 and the iiexible tubing I I0 between the pipe I |'5 and a pipe nipple The ilexible tubing I6 is provided to compensate for thevertical movements of the device B and platform I5 to and'from the operative cutting position with reference to the cutting unit on platform I I.

The pipe nipple I I1 is threaded into one end of a-pasag-eway I'I8 in the hub 83 which at its opposite end is threaded to receive one end of the -air pipe ||9 of the spray nozzle 60. A concen- 8 air pipe I I9 and the director tube |20, it has been found possible to obtain a very e`ective abrasive output and resultant maximum spray pattern of predetermined shape while confining this action in a comparatively small Sandblasting device.

Thus, the air pipe ||9 preferably extends substantially half way upwardly within the director tube |20 and the air current created in the upper end of said tube produces a desired vacuous or aspirating condition in the lower end of the tube, in which the air pipe IIS isv located, to draw the abrasive material from the funnelshaped reservoir through aspirator holes |22 in the Vtube wall and to drive it upwardly through and out of the nozzle 60. These aspirator holes are diametrically opposed in the said wallV and near the lower end thereof so as to withdraw the abrasive material from the reservoir 59 in the lower area or funnel-shaped end 58 of the device. As the abrasive material is drawn into the current or column of air under'pressure, it is agitated by inrushing'air drafts through four equally spaced portsv |23 in the tube wall. These ports are arranged slightly below the top of the air pipe IIS so as to introduce extra 'air at the four equally 'spaced points as is shown lin Fig. 4. Thisaddition'al intake of air sets up a turbulence in the rising column of pressurized abrasive and also tendsto flatten portions'of this colrunn until and as it approaches the dared end portion |24 of the tube |20, Ythe column is shaped so as to emerge in a spray of a substantially square pattern which is directed against the stencil area 54. v

In order to secure proper land distinct'image definition in the sandblasted mark, and to avoid any possibility of sand being forced between the table top and the glass where it would scratch the surfaces of the glass plates as they are 'slid thereover, it is important that the portion of the glass plate to be sandblasted be held in close engagement with the platform top or plate I6 during the actual Sandblasting cycle. To this end, operation of the device B, to sandblast the mark on the glass, is effected as the cutting wheel 35 is passing over the glass area to be stenciled and imposing a pressure on the glass sheet. The cutting unit 30 is adapted to cause operation of the device B during this interval of pressure whereby the glass sheet will be forced downward against the stencil band at the instant of Sandblasting.

For this purpose, the cutting head 34 is provided with a contactor rail |25 (Fig. 1) which rail is adapted to engage a limit switch |25, that is supported on the platform II. The plunger |21 of the switch is generally aligned with the stencil area 54 so that closure of the switch will be made as the cutting head is passing through this area.

The switch I 26 controls the circuit of the electrically actuated air valve II3, and as shown diagrammatically in Fig. 9, the switch is connected to a positive main line |28 by line |29 and to the valve by line |30. When the switch is momentarily closed by the rail |25, a circuit will be completed from the source |28, through line |20, switch |26, line |30 to the valve ||3 and thence to thev negative main line |3I byline |32. This will open `the valve ||3 and permit air under pressure to be fed from the'pipe `I I2, throughY a pipe H4, valve II3, pipe ||5,'flexible tubing I I6 and pipe lII `to theA nozzle II9, thus starting the sandblast. As-previously pointed out, during' the blasting operation, the wheel 35 of 9' the euttingheadfsexertingfsuieientudownward pressurefonthe :glasseto torce :it tinto .'flrm gagement:awithf` theestencil andf-a1soaiagainst the table topf` I.6.-'.thereby:\ preventing.zthezabrasive from escaping from the aperforatio'ns sof the .astenciL underltheeglassfand outwardontothefltabletitop.

When :the contacter f= rail |525 non the rcutting head 331|.is :carried vibeyon'd ftheA plunger :|321 of thesswiteh. I226fthezeircuitilthroughzthe.valve I |13 is :opened :whiehcauses fthe T:"falve 2I-I3 fito aclose, and the :Sandblasting operationv isisto'pped. LThe cutting device 30 :thenfcontinues:onftoi its fstartingfpositionttafterIwh-ich tlierplatform.` I;is loweredbyr-pressingf the treadlel 48i2to1 lift :the llatch 45 `from the @cross w'eb 21 fof :the vlever 32.5. At thesameT-time;the=sandblastingzdeviceil3 is swung downwardlyfaway '5 'f rom the stoppt-ate I-6 -.sorthat the fcut'sand f blasted: sheet 'can be =-s1d"l`from flthe lowered-i tab-le Ewithout oontact fwith the :sandblasting` :device VAand .i1-consequent AFrisk :idf -being seratehedthereby.

Afterv-thezglass sheet'has been takenV from@ the cutting ktable and the `margin-a1iper-tiens fbroken from 4`the central fporti'on alongtheline'w, the resulting :stencil `'olesig-n` Awill:appear' in fone corner of the cut fpattern :substantially as Vshown infFigJ.

iA :furtherfapplicationfof 7-theinvention is illustratediinFi-gsl' "to' 124e inlusive. esthere shown, particularly "1 l`0,'`a f plurality fof "additional sandblastingfdevieesare provided -as indicatedfat C; --Wl`iih :can be operated sirniiltaneously fwith the trade-'mark Sandblastingdeviee'Bffowmarkfurther processingfthereof.

For example," thel glass-sheet f."3,'i'sliownE inl-Fig. I-O, is of `a size ithat is f-a'dapte'd fto be pattern cut into z'shapes f for 'fuse 1 in frear `lwindows` andy'or front windshields for automobiles. Mostfof-t'he pattern out glass shapes for these puiposesarel subsequently -fproeessed lasfby'ben'ding, L-ar'lfsometime's by-iteniperingfandfin wiewofi their size and ultimate curvedshape;'rnustbeproperlybalanced duringf the'bending operationf inftherv lineo'f their center Iof gravity. Inf order "to 'ifaeilitate '-balancedmounting of thefpattern eut sheets fon Vthe bending mold, it isl customary 7to mark 'thesheet toin'dieate the soi-calledlfbalanee=points- `These balancefpoints 'inustilee `carefully "determined,1v and it {fhas been yfound advantageous to locate vthe same anditovmark themon'thef glass-sheetfwhile the #cutting template i( not shown) 1:Ilie ssandblasting 'deviee'Bfisiso vsupported onf-tiiefplatform |314 -fthat the :stencil "area T|38 th'eredf '-wi1lpro ducel animaeeadjaeent onefcorner 'areafwhile-the devices Carepositionedtojproduceflocator marks or 'dotsatj predetermined-locations `veryfnear *the score'linel`39*asshownat I40 in Fig. "14. :Itis preferable '.to locatev .the markor dot Illcveryrnear thetedge of-etheicut patternsothatwhen theglass iS .i nstal1ed.in..-awiudoworwindshield such lotzor.

m dots twill "not :appearin 'fthe -vsibi1ity area, th'e limits of which are indicated by a line I.4I.

ilThebalance:point'isandblasting'fdeviceszC may be f different from the strade-mark fsandblasting device:B,fand,;iasi:here shown;fcomprise; :generally anzeannular tbody |42:r andra: iunnel-irshapedzflower end orzabrasivei container. I 43. Thesannularzbody is :Xe'dly `isupporte'd ion Vthe under ifs-ide tofz'ztlie platform |35 rfbyiraisgirth 7| 44 having :iangesM bolted to fsaidgplatform. Theaends of :theegrth aref rdrawnuiftogetheribyxa; nut'iandfzbolt.connection I4|iv-to:rigidlyi.grip-` thetvbody: I4 I therein. fPrefer.- ablytthe :flanges f lx'd'sare; formedfandconnectedzto the platform fso that'the ntopiofsthe bodyportion fof :the :devices 'will'.be axially aligned :with openings |41 i in `ftheplatform@and slightly 't below the surface thereof. o Y

At the Yexhaust or. upper end ofthefidevice'sC, afthreadedftube A:I 48lis form'ed yintegr.al1y?with-:the top fof thebody @14| and .receives ai'closurerit-1Ev If43zion1tsoouterend. -rA-- diaphragm for.: slie'etlof expansible fmaterial 4:50, ywhich Aarray ibe'rubber sheeting, and whieh'fservesas' the :stencil sheet; is zd-isposed` over the ftubelfend '2a-nd aisrzs'tret'ehed taut thereacross fas i the. Aring fis t turnedidownwar onzthe: threaded :portion'iiof the `atube. :Thesheet material |150, is c provided; inLitsfcentralareaiwith azsmallr opening fl5| tbroughiswhicht-the:abrasive is blown to rproduce i the zbalan'ee pointmarkiug-s on' the:v glass.

VVi-At l; the .lower zend .of fthe tbody Z'Ii4'2, a,1pair:of plates f |52v vanni ?I53,- ssimilar Ato ilthei'p'l'ates l I 'Sand 62 foffFig. lSpare secureil' to thefzcontainer ,portion |143 `:thereby closing the esame and ssupportingia spraylnozzle |54. 'This:.nozzle,1fwh-ich 'comprises an ar; pipe I155-and .tube If56,iis Verticallyfalignecl with theftube-| 48 andisioonnectedwithia source of air pressure4 (not shown)'byithe-pipet'l. The tube f 56 lof'tltiisiorin tof fnozzleifalso flia'sabrasive feeding holes `F58 =.1ocated.znear its flower :end throughwwhi'chthe'abrasive:.iscdrawnfioniaspirated intoA the airzfstrearn c throughth'efxrozzl'e, zansmay inf-addition 'beiprovided"iwithrzholeszsimilar totlief holes l23l/ofiig. -3 in feases where Litriis :desired tofshowfthe blast pattern. 1 In operation vwhenf'air tunderipressure,carixy;

ing lthe Vabrasive particles vis iblown a'gainst ith'el terial idistended, as-shown iinr fbroken; lines; in Fig. 12 until it presses tightly againstath'egIa'Ss sheetfandthc abrasive passing throughrtheopening- I5 I fwillmarksthe-glass in 4the desired manner'.

`-It `will Abe :seen from -.-this that the ioperationL ovfthe devicesCsis differentiromthatof the:l def-r, v-iee that thedevicestClare :not :Inoved'zhoo'li-ls7 toward-and away from theiplatform I`35.`1:Never theless, the stencil f portion :of ithezdevices. will remainout -"ofA contact -2with the V`glass =and :below thez-topy of therplatform Awhen the sheet Lisfhein'g slid .into cutting position :on the fpla'tformf or Fis' being slid :from the ipliatform after 'the @cutting andsandblasting operations. `Thissibecausei-the diaphragm 1:50 .-normally -lies against ther-top 30T the-tube |48 except-during;actualsandblasting.

vices C-tothe airfsupplythrough'a a :sui-table auto- `matic TValve suchyas theeleotri'e'ally actuated valve i I!I3-.and-bytheprovisionot suitableflimi-t switches each of thedeviees Ceas --wells as L the" deviceaB can beaused ftooperate at thefinstant 'thatfthe-cuti ting wheel passing-.over :the :area :to bessanrli attached .to the valve Il3 which willscauseL-the devices C to be operated simultaneously with the device B.

In connection with the form of Sandblasting device, heretofore designated generally by the letter C, it has been found in actual use that the diaphragm |50 thereof is equally well adapted to the stenciling of insignias, designs and/or trade-marks upon the glass where such indicia must be positioned in parallelism with an adjacent edge of the glass sheet which is cut in accordance with the template of the cutting table. By reason of the fact that a perforated diaphragm, of which the diaphragm |50 is typical, is. securely held by the closure ring |49, it can be easily and rapidly shifted circularly once the ring |49 has been loosened on the threaded tube |48.

Thus, as shown in Fig. V15, a glass sheet |59 carried on the table |60 of the cutting machine may be scored along a line indicated at |6| to produce a pattern-cut sheet of the desired outline. It is preferred that the sandblasted trademark, or one or more particular lines therein, are parallel to a selected edge of the pattern-cut sheet. Such an arrangement is clearly illustrated in Fig. 19 wherein the stencil a. of the diaphragm |62 is positioned so that the line b forming one border of the representative shield c, will be in substantial parallelism with the adjacent portion of the score line |6| as indicated at d. It will be noted that while the stencil a appears inverted or upside down in Fig. 19, in relation to the score line 6|, the resulting sandblasted trade-mark will appear properly in the finished glass sheet whether it is used as a windshield or rear window of an automobile, since the proximate edge |6| of the sheet will normally be employed as the lowermost edge when the same is installed.

In order to properly locate such a trade-mark with reference to the edge of the glass sheet, the Sandblasting device herein designated D, is carried in a framework |63, which enables said device to be adjusted both longitudinally and transversely with reference to the table |60. This framework, as will be noted in Figs. 16 and 18, comprises an open, rectangular frame |64 anda carriage |65 movably supported therein. The frame |64 is slidably carried` at its opposed ends by rails |66 secured in parallelism to the underside of the table |60.

More particularly, the frame |64 is formed by side rails |61 and |68 that are generally U-shaped in cross section and are secured at their ends to the end rails |69 by bolts |10 or the like. The end rails |69, as shown in Fig. 17, are also U-shaped in cross-section and are arranged so that the frame |64 will be supported on the rails |66 which are received in the outwardly disposed grooves |1| of the end rails |69. Preferably the lower leg |12 of each end rail is of greater width than the upper leg and this is for the purpose of threadably receiving set-screws |13. The grooves |14 formed by the U-shaped side rails |61 and |68 are arranged to extend inwardly to slidably support the carriage |65.

The carriage |65 is embodied in a substantially rectangular plate |15 having a centrally disposed aperture |16 formed therein. At the opposed sides of this plate, U-shaped members |11 and |18 are integrally afxed so that the upper legs |19 thereof will be received in the grooves |14 of side rails |61 and |68. In order that the carriage may be releasably secured relative to the rails |61 and |68, the lower legs |80 are equipped with set screws |8|.

The Sandblasting device D, in the present instance, is supported in suspended position on the carriage 65 so that the threaded tube |82 thereof will be concentrically disposed in and will extend upwardly through the aperture |16 in the plate |15. The Sandblasting device is preferably mounted on the carriage by means of a plurality of threaded rods |83 that are secured to the top surface of the annular body |84 of the device D. The threaded rods |83 are received in suitable openings in the plate |15 and are provided above said plate with nuts by which the device D is supported on the carriage.

By turning the nuts |85 along the threaded rods |83, it is possible to adjust the vertical position of the annular body |84 relative to the carriage |65 and, more particularly, the spaced distance of the diaphragm |62 from the under surface of the glass sheet on the table |60. This spacing is of vital importance to the production of a satisfactorily sandblasted insignia or trademark since the diaphragm |62, as in the case of the diaphragm |50, is distended during the operation and effective contact with the glass is necessary to obtain complete registration of the stencil. Also before and upon completion of the sandblast operation, the diaphragm must be suliciently well beneath the surface of the table and/or the glass to avoid frictional wear that would be created by the loading and removal of the glass on the table as well as marring of the glass itself. The diaphragm |62 is supported upon the upper end of the threaded tube |82 and is clamped and stretched thereon by means of a ring nut or closure ring |86. When it is found desirable to change the parallel or angular relation of the stencil diaphragm to the edge of the glass sheet defined by the score line |6|, loosening of theclosure ring will permit a circular shifting of the diaphragm by the operator to the desired position. v

Vertical movement of the Sandblasting devic D to obtain the proper spacing of the diaphragm from the glass is effected by the nuts |85 on rods |83 assisted by springs |81. These springs are expansible in character and are located on the rods between the plate |15 and the top of the annular body |84. When the nuts |85 are threaded outwardly along the rods |83, the springs will force the device D downwardly as they are permitted to expand. Likewise when the nuts are turned to move inwardly, the body |84 of said device will be raised and the springs compressed. Furthermore, the device D can be leveled by individual turning of the nuts |85 in varying degrees of movement along their related rods and the springs will act to stabilize the position of the sandblast device once its position is xed.

The framework |63 is preferably located bodily adjacent one corner of the table |60 and the surface thereof is provided with an opening |86 of suincient dimension to permit horizontal adjustment of the sandblasting device D by the frame |64 and the carriage |65 in both directions. The opening |88 is covered by special filler pieces |89 of felt covered wood blocks to complete the surface of the table once the device D has been of the device D in the framework |63 requires they positioning of a similar opening that will'be substantially concentric with the tube |82.

In use and when changing templates onv the; cutting machine, the filler pieces '|89 are removed" toi-exposefthe? 'frameworki 63. Upcnlooserm fgzof the 'fset'screws v|13 fand |'8vl 'the seindblastin'g device 'D mayf-"now be fadustedi longitudinally by mvementfof fthe l frame Hill.ralong f `.the rails I 66 and transversely rbylmovement `of carriage |65 secured-ion the'top crime; threaded'. tube ,Y 1.82 lby th'e ring f'nut orf olosurering |86. The-."clo'sure ring fl 86? when. loosenedgreleasesthe i stencilzzdiaphragm |62 -'si'i'fiic'ier'itly so"'.that'it".cancbe circularly'shifted untilthe desired Yline or `lines thereof .rare .in #parallelism `4.with the .-.sc'ore i. line t6l or 1 more particularly '.S that V.portion :of .the templatefiimmediately ."thereabove. '.I'Iihis .'may be substantially' as' isi'shown ini'g...A 19.

*'Wlen '.these..1simple .zadjustrnents fhave :been completed fby "tightening 'of 'thez'closure firing 166 'lt'o secure the st'encilfdiaphragm 11621.. and therse screws |13fand [8l .to.'securetlthe frame i63, the .'deviceiD '.vvill 'be properlypositioned fr'lpi'foducingf an lima'ge of .the indicia J adjacent the desired edge-'of the'pattern-'cut outline. Now, as ffpreviouslyl.hereinbeforelsetforth, when the eleetrically'actuated'valve: l I3. is caused to' functin,''the airpressuresuppliedv through' pipe I 51 will cause .the diaphragm I 62 to 'be 1 distended upwardly-against the surfaceoflthe' glasszisheet P59 iad'the image '.to v"be .simultaneously "produced 'lbyithe iabra'sivelparticles' carried' `by the airfstream.

. It' to ibe understo'od' that *the .'l forms-.fof :the invention herewith .shownand described 'are to be -talienasillustrative embodiments lonly :of the .s'ame, land "that 'f'various "changes v.iin the Shape,islze and .arrangement bof'parts, as Well as ivaris procedural '.chan'geslmay' .be:..resorted to'vrithutdepartingfrom the spiriti of the .invention'f crime; scopeiofither 'subjoinedf claims.

11. l-In la' vmethod?.of.'processingglassssheets.. the steps of running a cutting tool over V'the .zupper Surfa'cef'of said 'sheettoiscore thea'asame along. a predetermined-line',.and"iapplying an identifying marki on'l 'Sthebottom' surface. of" 'saidf sheet iadj aeent l' said .-'sc'o're .line "when flsaid '..cutting .itool' is over'` lie"area' to which"ithe. identifyingima'rk .is to'b lapplied/SandI isfactingto holdsaid .sheet againstiupwardl movement which might otherwise'be causedby-theapplicatonof said identifyigh'aik.

i2. 'a'lni'ethodiof processing flglassisheets'fthe S'tepslof unning '-.ai cutting tool"'over1'.the.upper surface'rof 'sai'dsheet ."to'v score lthe i'sameialongi .a predeterminedline, 'and' Sandblasting anidentifyingfmark'lonlthe bottom"surfa'ce-.z'of' said sheet adacent'saidscore:line atthe instantfthatsaid cutting "tool-uis'. vover thela'reatof be sandblasted and is acting` to'liold 'saidisheet against .the blast.

S'In/apparatus'for'processing a glass sheet, a platform for supporting said sheet and having an opening therein,'a-'sandblasting'device mounted beneath said platform in substantial alignment with said opening and operable to blast a mark on that portion of said sheet that lies above said opening, a cutting unit including a cutting tool movable over said sheet along a definite predetermined path to Score the same, and means actuated. by said cutting unit when it reaches a point in said path above said opening for operating said Sandblasting device to blast said mark on the glass.

4. In apparatus for processing a glass sheet, a platform for supporting said sheet and having an opening therein, a Sandblasting device including a stencil mounted beneath said platform 111:4 ini'substantialz?aiignmentwvithsaid openingzsmd operable itoibla'st .':a ."stenc'iledi mark, :means for moving' thei stencilliinto :contact iwiththelower surface 'of .that portion rof '..the..'glass sheet'irthat lies 'above V.said iopening, 'Ia cutting 'unit 'including a .cutting tool movableover'saidsheetalong a '..pre'determined .'.path to score :the fsame, `and means actuated Vby 'said icutting unit '.'wheniit reaches a' point. in said 'path'. above :said opening for operating Said Sandblasting '.'device'torrblast astenciled mark on" theglass.

5. In .apparatus .for "processing glass z-sheets, a :platform for'supporting said'sheetrandrhaving an :opening '.ztherein, `a :Sandblasting :dex/vicesincluding a stencil'. and .means for drivingiabrasive particles .through said stencil'l-mounted'b'elow said platformi for movement; toward. and awayrfrom saidopening, meansY for' moving.' saidtsandblasting device "bodily tobring; the'sten'cil 'intoengagement with" the 'lower' surfaceof thati'part tof? thel` glass sheet that lies abovesai'd opening,'aputtingzunit including a 'cutting tool-i movable over "said'sheet along .la predetermined.' path to.: score the 2 same.v and' Imeans f actuated by.- said 'cutting' iunit `when itireaches a predetermined 'point 'infsaidpath for 'momentarily 'actuating' said means for'idriving'labra'sive through said stencil.

'f 6 In' apparatus for processing f glass sheets, a :platform for: supportingfsaidsheet' `andithaving an opening therein,A` aV Sandblasting 4:deviceaincluding' afst'encirandmeans for driving abrasive particles through vsaidsteric'il mounted belowf said platform for L'swinging movement towardand awayrfr'om' said 4'openingfmeans for swinging said Sandblasting'. device' to bring'rsaid` Stencilfintoxengagement 'With'the lower surfaceiof that partfof the' glass 'sheet that. lies above said .'opening, and means for 'momentarilyactua'tingl saidfmeans for "driving 'f abrasive through the Stencilwhile said stencil' is in'engagement Withthe glass sheet.

7. 'In A'apparatus fori processing `'glass sheets. aplatformf for supporting said' sheet and having an opening therein; a Sandblasting device mounted 'below' 'said platform' in: substantial" alignment withsaid 'opening and includingfa x"stencil, -a cylindrical f sandblast 'nozzle in alignment iwith 'said' 'Stencil having feed openings: in 'its side" walls adjacent its 'intake end,'.a reservoir for abrasive in 'surrounding' relation to saidA nozzle andfcommuni'cating therewiththroughf said feed openings, an' .lair -pipe; mounted' concentricallyI'Within.' .said nozzleandterminating short of the discharge end thereof, a'rplurality" of diametrically'opposed- 'openingsfin the's'ide wallpfsaid ynozzle justfbelovv the'ctop'of .said air. pipe for creating la .turbulence inlthe air` 'fromI-said' air pipeand 'forfshaping thepattern'l ofv the sandblast' within" said "'nozzle; and'neans' forffsupplying air' 'under' 'pressure-.tto said-.airipipe 'whereby to'1 drawl'iabrasive'rom. said reservoirinto'said fnozzlef and'toz'blast 'it'..through said stencil toi? stencil'ia'lmark onthe glass.

8. In apparatus for processing a glass sheet, a platform for Supporting said sheet and having an opening therein, a Sandblasting device mounted below said platform for movement toward and away from said opening, said device including a stencil, a cylindrical blast nozzle in alignment with said stencil having abrasive feed openings in its side wall adjacent its intake end, a reservoir in surrounding relation to said nozzle and communicating therewith through said feed openings, an air pipe mounted concentrically within said nozzle and terminating short of the discharge end thereof, a plurality of diametrically opposed air holes in the side wall of 'said nozzle below the top of said air pipe for creat-Y ing a turbulence in the air from said air pipe and ior'shaping the pattern of the sandblast, means for moving said Sandblasting device to bring said stencil into engagement with that portion of the lower surface of said glass sheet lying over the opening in said platform, a cutting unit including a cutting tool movable over said sheet along a predetermined path to score the same, and means actuated by said cutting unit when it reaches a predetermined point in said path for momentarily supplying air under pressure to said air pipe whereby to draw abrasive from said reservoir into said nozzle and to blast it through said stencil to stencil a mark on the glass.

' 9. In apparatus for processing a glass sheet, a vertically movable platform having an opening therein for supporting said sheet, a Sandblasting device swingably mounted on the under side of said platform for movement toward and away from said opening, said device including a stencil, a cylindrical blast nozzle in alignment with said stencil having abrasive feed openings in its side wall adjacent its intake end, a reservoir for abrasive'in surrounding relation to said nozzle, an air pipe mounted concentrically within said nozzle and having an open end terminating short of the discharge end of the nozzle, two pairs of diametrically arranged air holes in the side wall of said nozzle just below the open end of said air pipe,- a cutting unit including a cutting tool mounted above the glass sheet on the platform for movement thereover along a deiinite horizontal path, means for moving said platform to bring the glass sheet carried thereby into scoring contact with said tool, means for swinging said Sandblasting device to bring said stencil into engagement with the lower surface of that part of the glass sheet that lies above the'opening in the platform, and means actuated by said cutting unit when it reaches a predetermined point in said path for supplying air under pressure to said air pipe.

10. In apparatus for processing a glass sheet,

a platform for supporting said sheet and having an opening therein, a Sandblasting device including an expansible stencil and means for driving abrasive against said stencil mounted with the stencil within said opening but below the lower surface of a glass sheet supported thereon, a

Vcutting 'unit including a cutting tool movable over said sheet along a predetermined path to score the same, and means actuated by said cutting `unit when it reaches a predetermined point in said path for momentarily actuating said means for driving abrasive against said stencil whereby to expand said stencil into contact with the glass surface and to stencil a mark thereon.

11. In apparatus for processing a glass sheet, a` platform for supporting the sheet and having an opening therein, a marking device mounted beneath said platforml in substantial alignment with said opening and operable to apply an identifying mark on that portion of said sheet that lies above said opening, a cutting unit including a cutting tool movable over said sheet along a deiinite predetermined path to score the same, and means actuated by said cutting unit when it reaches a point in said path above said opening for operating said marking device to apply said identifying mark on the glass.

12. In apparatus for processing a glass sheet, a platform for supporting said sheet and having an opening therein, a sandblasting device mounted beneath said platform in substantial alignment with said opening and operable to blast a mark on that portion of said sheet that liesabove said opening, a cutting unit including a cutting tool movable over said sheet along a denite predetermined path to score the same, means actuated by saidv cutting unit when it reaches a point in said path above said opening for operating said sandblasting device to blast said mark on the glass, and means for mounting the said sandblasting device for horizontal adjustment both longitudinally and transversely of said platform.

13. In apparatus for processing a glass sheet, a platform ior supporting the sheet and having an opening therein, a Sandblasting device including a stencil mounted beneath said platform in substantial alignment with said opening and operable to blast a stenciled mark upon the glass, a cutting unit including a Acutting tool movable over said sheet along a predetermined path to score the saine, means actuated by said cutting unit when it reaches a pointr in said path above said opening-for operating said Sandblasting device to blast the stenciled mark on the glass, and means for supporting the stencil so that it can be shifted circularly to vary the position of said stencil with respectto an adjacent edge of the glass sheet.

14. In apparatus for processing a glass sheet, a platform for supporting the sheet and having an opening therein, a Sandblasting device including a stencilrpositioned beneath said platform in substantial alignment with said opening, a tubular member upon the upper end of which the stencil is supported and means for securing the stencil to the tubular member so that it can be shifted circularly with respect to the latter to vary the position of said stencil with respect to an adjacent edge of the glass sheet, a cutting unit including a cutting tool movable over said sheet along a predetermined path to score the saine, and means actuated by said cutting unit when it reaches a point in said path above said opening for operating said sandblasting device to blast a stenciled mark on the glass.

GEORGE F. RITTER.

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